Auburn Gresham, Chicago crime: Man wanted for home invasion, sexual assault, burglary near West 77th Street, South Racine Avenue

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are looking for a man who they say broke into a home and sexually assaulted a woman on the city’s South Side on Friday morning.

Police released a surveillance image of the man who allegedly broke into the home near West 77th Street and South Racine Avenue in Auburn Gresham just after 10:30 a.m.

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Once inside, the man, who police said was armed with a handgun, allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and stole property.

The suspect is described as between 40 and 55 years old and between 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, a red baseball cap, a white medical mask, black pants, and red shoes with white laces.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest. They can be reached at 1-800-535-STOP (7867).

Police asked anyone with information to contact Area Two detectives at 312-747-8271 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and use reference #JK480065.

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